IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Hexane with Water
Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Hexane; C6H14; [110-54-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   McBain, J.W.; Lissant, K.J., J. Phys. Colloid. Chem. 1951, 55, 655-62.

 Variables:
   Temperature = One temperature: 25 °C

 Prepared By:
   M.C. Haulait-Pirson

 Experimental Remarks:
   The solubility of hexane in water at 25 °C was reported to be 0.012 g(1)/100 mL sln.
With the assumption of a solution density of 1.00 g cm-3cm, the corresponding mass percent is 0.012 g(1)/100 g sln and the corresponding mole fraction, x1, is 2.5 x 10-5 (compiler).

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   10 mL of (2) was pipetted into glass vials, following which, varying amounts of (1) were added to each bottle by direct weighing. The vials were shaken overnight. When two vials had been obtained, one clear and one with excess hydrocarbon and containing amounts differing by less than 1 mg, the two values were averaged and the mean taken as the amount solubilized.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) C.P. grade
   (2) distilled and boiled to remove CO2.

 Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: not specified.